Brooklyn Vegan — Art Brut has announced updated dates for its spring US tour, which, in addition to the band's 5 shows at the Mercury Lounge, also includes mutliple-night residencies in Chicago and LA. Tickets for the NYC shows are on sale... more info

The Music Fix — Review: Here they come, the part-time punks more info

Rolling Stone — The Shins hit the road (presumably to work out material for a new album? Please?), Crosby, Stills & Young schedule a brief tour of the States before heading off to Glastonbury and Art Brut book five-night residencies at New York’s Mercury Lounge an... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on Am Ex Presale for the two Jonathan Richman shows coming up at Bowery Ballroom Tickets are on Am Ex Presale for the two Passion Pit shows coming up at Bowery Ballroom Tickets are on Am Ex Presale... more info

NME — Art Brut have announced a residency in New York City, kicking off on June 1. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "When we were over in Oregon recording with Black Francis, Spin magazine asked us to film what we were up to. We were so quick recording though that by the time they got the camera to us we had finished.... more info

Idolator — I liked Fight Like Apes before I saw them last Friday. For some reason, though, it took seeing them play the songs live to really come to terms with their music. This happens, from time to time, I suppose because for some bands, their personality ... more info

Idolator — Veering toward "Parklife"-esque satire-laced social commentary, "Alcoholics Unanimous," the first single off the new Frank Black-produced Art Brut album Art Brut vs. Satan (due out May 12) is hardly a glorification of spending your life in a drunken... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Pixies are back again - so far with just one UK date: June 14th at the Isle of Wight Festival (featuring Neil Young and more - tickets on sale here). "More [shows] to come", as promised by... more info

Guardian Music — Frontman Black Francis said the band would only re-form if they were working on fresh material, so a reunion could mean a new album – or just a fat chequePixies are to reunite – again – for this year's Isle of Wight festival ââ‚... more info